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Bean Clams
Donacidae
The Donacidae, the bean clams or wedge shells, are a family of bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Tellinoidea.
The Donacidae are prolific filter feeders and are an important part of coastal food chains where they occur. The family is sensitive to coastal industry such as dam-building and dredging.
6 branches of this family, most-observed first
Donax
genusDonax
Latona
genusLatona
Iphigenia
genusIphigenia
Hecuba
genusHecuba
Tentidonax
genusTentidonax
Galatea
genusGalatea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59395.